TfL also regulates taxis and the private hire minicab trade, has responsibility for the capital’s 6,000 traffic lights, and runs the London Transport Museum.

TfL is controlled by the Mayor, who chairs the Board, with the Deputy Mayor for Transport the Board’s Deputy Chair. Together with TfL we work to make sure this complex system gets everyone from A to B as smoothly as possible.

The Department for Transport (DfT)

The DfT is the government department responsible for transport in the UK. It works with regional partners to provide national services.

We work closely with the DfT to ensure the government invests in transport in London – Crossrail is a good example of this. We also work with Highways England, a government company that operates and maintains the motorways and major A roads in and around London.

Network Rail and train operators

Network Rail manages Britain’s rail infrastructure, with different companies running specific trains and routes. The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is the independent government department responsible for the regulation of the railways in Great Britain.

We rely on Network Rail and rail companies to connect London to the rest of the country and work with them to improve people’s train journeys to and from the capital. Overland trains transport thousands of commuters to their jobs in central London. As such, a strong partnership with Network Rail and rail companies is vital for the city’s future growth and prosperity.

The London boroughs

The boroughs play a vital role in championing local concerns and ambitions, and are instrumental in bringing about many of the improvements described in the strategy. Most roads in London are borough roads and it is the boroughs which supply the Freedom Pass – the free travel pass for older and disabled Londoners.

The Boroughs Engagement team at TfL develops relationships with London boroughs, both directly and by liaising with London Councils. Its role is to communicate TfL’s major projects and manage the funding of transport schemes to local areas.